Evelyn Waugh's acidly funny novel of the Roaring Twenties, with an introduction by Simon James In the years following the First World War a new generation emerges, wistful and vulnerable beneath the glitter. The Bright Young Things of twenties' Mayfair, with their paradoxical mix of innocence and sophistication, exercise their inventive minds and vile bodies in every kind of capricious escapade - whether promiscuity, dancing, cocktail parties or sports cars. In a quest for treasure, a favourite party occupation, a vivid ...
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Evelyn Waugh's acidly funny novel of the Roaring Twenties, with an introduction by Simon James In the years following the First World War a new generation emerges, wistful and vulnerable beneath the glitter. The Bright Young Things of twenties' Mayfair, with their paradoxical mix of innocence and sophistication, exercise their inventive minds and vile bodies in every kind of capricious escapade - whether promiscuity, dancing, cocktail parties or sports cars. In a quest for treasure, a favourite party occupation, a vivid assortment of characters, among them the struggling writer Adam Fenwick-Symes and the glamorous, aristocratic Nina Blount, hunt fast and furiously for ever greater sensations and the fulfilment of unconscious desires. 'The high point of the experimental, original Waugh' Malcolm Bradbury, Sunday Times 'This brilliantly funny, anxious and resonant novel ... the difficult edgy guide to the turn of the decade' Richard Jacobs 'It's Britain's Great Gatsby' Stephen Fry
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Add this copy of Vile Bodies to cart. $159.41, good condition, Sold by Idlegenius Books rated 1.0 out of 5 stars, ships from London, UNITED KINGDOM, published 1930 by Chapman & Hall.
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Good. 1st Printing. First Edition/First Printing Published by Chapman & Hall, London 1930. Red and Black illustrated Title page 6 ink letters to front top of pastedown. Missing half-title page Slight toning/marking to pages. Occasional spotting throughout. Snakeskin red and black cloth in G-condition with minor shelfwear to edges and tips. Slightly faded Gilt text to spine.
Add this copy of Vile Bodies to cart. $189.00, very good condition, Sold by Gian Luigi Fine Books, Inc. rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Albany, NY, UNITED STATES, published 1930 by JONATHAN CAPE/HARRISON SMITH.
Add this copy of Vile Bodies to cart. $200.00, good condition, Sold by Between the Covers-Rare Books rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Gloucester City, NJ, UNITED STATES, published 1930 by Jonathan Cape Harrison Smith.
Add this copy of Vile Bodies to cart. $425.04, very good condition, Sold by Idlegenius Books rated 1.0 out of 5 stars, ships from London, UNITED KINGDOM, published 1930 by Chapman & Hall.
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Very Good. 1st Printing. First Edition/First Printing Published by Chapman & Hall, London 1930. VG clean and tight condition. Owner's name to front pastedown. Slight toning to pages. Very slight lean Snakeskin red and black cloth in VG condition with minor shelfwear to edges and tips. Bright Gilt text to spine Protected in acetate cover.
Add this copy of Vile Bodies to cart. $700.00, very good condition, Sold by Between the Covers-Rare Books rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Gloucester City, NJ, UNITED STATES, published 1930 by Chapman & Hall.
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Very Good. First edition. Contemporary bookplate front pastedown, spine slightly toned, shallow chip at the crown, and a small spot on the topedge, a very good copy lacking the dust jacket.
Add this copy of Vile Bodies to cart. $24,640.54, very good condition, Sold by Rooke Books rated 3.0 out of 5 stars, ships from BATH, SOMERSET, UNITED KINGDOM, published 1930 by Chapman and Hall.
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None. Very Good in Near Fine jacket. An exceptional first edition copy of Evelyn Waugh's satire on the Bright Young Things. With the exceedingly scarce first state dustwrapper in a lovely condition. 'Vile Bodies' is a satire on a group of rich young people in the inter-war years. Dubbed the 'Bright Young Things', the British tabloids fed on the doings of these prominent socialites, of which Waugh was one of. Other contemporaries include Nancy Mitford, Beverley Nichols, Edith Sitwell and Anthony Powell. This novel examines the frenetic but empty lives of these fictionalised youngsters who indulge in parties, heavy drinking and sex. With the vanishingly scarce original dustwrapper in a lovely condition. The dustwrapper is the first impression with '7/6' to the spine and 'Second Choice' listed to the rear panel'. Â The dustwrapper has been expertly restored to the spine and to the rear wrap. Lettering has been restored in facsimile. The wrap has been relined imperceptibly. A truly lovely example of this scarce dustwrapper. Â Dubbed as Waugh's most 'modern' novel, stylistically the work is fragmented and disjointed. Formed of rapid scene changes, his kaleidoscopic techniques comprises many changes of perspective and personage. In 2003 Stephen Fry adapted this novel for film, and David Bowie cited this novel as the primary influence on his composition of 'Aladdin Sane'. Â A darkly comic novel, 'Vile Bodies' was Waugh's second novel following the commercial success of 'Decline and Fall'. Â Â A scarce find, of this important novel. Â In the publisher's original cloth binding, with original unclipped dustwrapper. Externally, very smart. Light bumping to the head and tail of spine. Small loss to the head of spine. Dustwrapper is in an excellent condition. Dustwrapper has been professionally restored to the spine and rear wrap. Lettering to the spine and rear wrap have been restored in facsimile. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean. Very Good.
